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<blockquote data-quote="sstterry" data-source="post: 1813938" data-attributes="member: 28912"><p>I think a big question will be, "What are the pellets made up of?" To finish on corn, start at 1.5-2% of body weight per day. Slowly increase the amount until they are not cleaning it all up. Don't increase too fast or the animal can develop acidosis (don't ask me how I know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />). You should eventually get up to about 25lb of corn per day, depending on the animal size. Of course, a good source of hay or forage and fresh water should also be available. A scoop or two of pellets for protein is also a good idea.</p><p></p><p>You will have better results by feeding corn every day or twice a day. [USER=968]@Jeanne - Simme Valley[/USER] can fill you in on her process of finishing. Your goal is to provide excess energy that will be stored as fat. The longer they are on corn the better to help develop the intramuscular fat that gives you the marbling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sstterry, post: 1813938, member: 28912"] I think a big question will be, "What are the pellets made up of?" To finish on corn, start at 1.5-2% of body weight per day. Slowly increase the amount until they are not cleaning it all up. Don't increase too fast or the animal can develop acidosis (don't ask me how I know :rolleyes:). You should eventually get up to about 25lb of corn per day, depending on the animal size. Of course, a good source of hay or forage and fresh water should also be available. A scoop or two of pellets for protein is also a good idea. You will have better results by feeding corn every day or twice a day. [USER=968]@Jeanne - Simme Valley[/USER] can fill you in on her process of finishing. Your goal is to provide excess energy that will be stored as fat. The longer they are on corn the better to help develop the intramuscular fat that gives you the marbling. [/QUOTE]
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